70th Annual Tony Award Comparisons

Hello one and all! I am going to compare my Tony Award predictions to the actual Tony Award nominations. My predictions were pretty spot on. When a line is crossed out ABC that means I was wrong about the prediction. Anything in red means that a I did not predict that certain nomination. I was very surprised at the amount of nominations for Hamilton. I don't think it should have been nominated for Best Set Design. I was surprised at the lack of nominations for On Your Feet!, particulary with the fact that Ana Villafañe was not nominated. Normally the Tony's love a good biographical musical/play especially when it comes to the actors themselves, they do love those empowering women in history.*

1. Best Play
• An Act of God
• Eclipsed
• The Father
• Fully Committed
• The Humans
• King Charles III
• Misery
2. Best Musical
• American Psycho
• Bright Star
• Hamilton
• School of Rock
• Shuffle Along
• Tuck Everlasting
• Waitress
3. Best Revival of a Play
• Blackbird
• The Crucible
• Long Day's Journey into Night
• The Gin Game
• Noises Off
• A View from the Bridge
4. Best Revival of a Musical
• The Color Purple
• Dames at Sea
• Fiddler on the Roof
• She Loves Me
• Spring Awakening
5. Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play
• Gabriel Byrne- Long Day's Journey into Night as James Tyrone
• Jeff Daniels- Blackbird as Smith
• Frank Langella- The Father as Andre
• Jesse Tyler Ferguson- Fully Committed as Various Characters
• Tom Pigott-Smith- King Charles III as Charles
• Mark Strong- A View from the Bridge as Eddie Carbone
• Ben Whishaw- The Crucible as John Proctor
• Bruce Willis- Misery as Paul Sheldon
6. Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Play
• Jessica Lange- Long Day's Journey into Night as Mary Cavan Tyrone
• Laurie Metcalf- Misery as Annie Wilkes
• Lupita Nyong'o- Eclipsed as The Girl
• Sophie Okonedo- The Crucible as Elizabeth Procto
• Nicola Walker- A View from the Bridge as Beatrice Carbone
• Michelle Williams- Blackbird as Una Spencer
7. Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
• Alex Brightman- School of Rock as Dewey Finn
• Danny Burstein- Fiddler on the Roof as Tevye
• Zachary Levi- She Loves Me as Georg Nowack
• Lin-Manuel Miranda- Hamilton as Alexander Hamilton
• Leslie Odom Jr.- Hamilton as Aaron Burr
• Benjamin Walker- American Psycho as Patrick Bateman
8. Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
• Laura Benanti- She Loves Me as Amalia Balash
• Carmen Cusack- Bright Star as Alice Murphy
• Cynthia Erivo- The Color Purple as Celie Harris Johnson
• Jessie Mueller- Waitress as Jenna Hunterson
• Phillipa Soo- Hamilton as Eliza Schuyler Hamilton
• Ana Villafañe- On Your Feet! as Gloria Estefan
9. Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
• Reed Birney- The Humans as Erik Blake
• Bill Camp- The Crucible as Reverand John Hale
• Daniel Davis- Noises Off as Selsdon Mowbray
• David Furr- Noises Off as Gary Lejeune
• Richard Goulding- King Charles III as Prince Harry
• Jim Norton- The Crucible as Giles Corey
• Campbell Scott- Noises Off as Lloyd Dallas
• Robert Sella- Sylvia as Tom/ Phyllis/ Leslie
• Michael Shannon- Long Day's Journey into Night as James Tyrone Jr.
10. Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play
• Pascale Armand- Eclipsed as Bessie
• Phoebe Fox- A View from the Bridge as Catherine
• Meghan Hilty- Noises Off as Brooke Ashton
• Zainab Jah- Eclipsed as Maima
• Andrea Martin- Noises Off as Dotty Otley
• Saycon Sengbloh- Eclipsed as Helena
11. Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
• Nicholas Barasch- She Loves Me as Arpad Laszlo
• Roger Bart- Disaster as Tony
• Daveed Diggs- Hamilton as Marquis de Lafayette / Thomas Jefferson
• Brandon Victor Dixon- Shuffle Along as Eubie Blake
• Christopher Fitzgerald- Waitress as Ogie
• Jonathan Groff- Hamilton as King George III
• Christopher Jackson- Hamilton as George Washington
• Terrence Mann- Tuck Everlasting as Man in the Yellow Suit
12. Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
• Danielle Brooks- The Color Purple as Sofia
• Renée Elise Goldsberry- Hamilton as Angelica Schuyler Church
• Jennifer Hudson- The Color Purple as Shug Avery
• Jane Krakowski- She Loves Me as Ilona Ritter
• Jennifer Simard- Disaster! as Sister Mary Downy
• Heléne Yorke- American Psycho as Evelyn Williams
13. Best Book of a Musical
• Alexander Dinelaris- On Your Feet!
• Tim Federle and Claudia Shear- Tuck Everlasting
• John Fellow- School of Rock
• Steve Martin- Bright Star
• Lin-Manuel Miranda- Hamilton
• Jack Plotnick & Seth Rudetsky- Disaster!
• George C. Wolfe- Shuffle Along
14. Best Original Score
• Sara Bareilles- Waitress
• Edie Brickell & Steve Martin- Bright Star
• Chris Miller & Nathan Tysen- Tuck Everlasting
• Lin-Manuel Miranda- Hamilton
• Duncan Sheik- American Psycho
• Andrew Lloyd Webber- School of Rock
15. Best Set Design of a Play
• Beowulf Boritt- Thérèse Raquin
• David Korins- Misery
• Derek McLane- Noises Off
• Christopher Oram- Hughie
• Jan Versweyveld- A View from the Bridge
• David Zinn- The Humans
16. Best Set Design of a Musical
• Es Devlin and Finn Ross- American Psycho
• David Korin- Hamilton
• Santo Loquasto- Shuffle Along
• Anna Louizos- School of Rock
• Scott Pask- Waitress
• David Rockwell- She Loves Me
• Walt Spangler- Tuck Everlasting
17. Best Costume Design of a Play
• An D'huys- A View from the Bridge
• Michael Krass- Noises Off
• Jane Greenwood- Long Day's Journey into Night
• Jane Greenwood- Thérèse Raquin
• Clint Ramos- Eclipsed
• Ann Roth- Misery
• Tom Scutt- King Charles III
18. Best Costume Design of a Musical
• Greg Barnes- Tuck Everlasting
• Jane Greenwood- Bright Star
• Katrina Lindsay- American Psycho
• Jeff Mahshie- She Loves Me
• Ann Roth- Shuffle Along
• Emilio Sosa- On Your Feet!
• Paul Tazewell- Hamilton
19. Best Lighting Design of a Play
• Jane Cox- Noises Off
• Natasha Katz- Long Day's Journey into Night
• Justin Townsend- The Humans
• Keith Parham- Thérèse Raquin
• Jan Versweyveld- The Crucible
• Jan Versweyveld- A View from the Bridge
• David Weiner- Misery
20. Best Lighting Design of a Musical
• Howell Binkley- Hamilton
• Peggy Eisnhower and Jules Fisher- Shuffle Along
• Donald Holder- She Loves Me
• Kenneth Posner- On Your Feet!
• Ben Statton- Spring Awakening
• Justin Townsend- American Psycho
21. Best Direction of a Play
• Evan Cabnet- Thérèse Raquin
• Rupert Goold- King Charles III
• Jonathan Kent- Long Day's Journey into Night
• Ivo van Hove- The Crucible
• Ivo van Hove- A View from the Bridge
• Joe Mantello- The Humans
• Liesl Tommy- Eclipsed
22. Best Direction of a Musical
• Michael Arden- Spring Awakening
• John Doyle- The Color Purple
• Scott Ellis- She Loves Me
• Rupert Goold- American Psycho
• Thomas Kail- Hamilton
• George C. Wolfe- Shuffle Along
23. Best Choreography
• Andy Blankenbuehler- Hamilton
• Savion Glover- Shuffle Along
• Spencer Liff- Spring Awakening
• Josh Rhodes- Bright Star
• Hofesh Shechtor- Fiddler on the Roof
• Randy Skinner- Dames at Sea
• Sergio Trujillo- On Your Feet!
24. Best Orchestrations
• August Ericksome- Bright Star
• Philip Glass- The Crucible
• Larry Hochman- She Loves Me
• Joseph Joubert- The Color Purple
• Alex Lacamoire- Hamilton
• Ted Sperling- Fiddler on the Roof
• Daryl Walters- Shuffle Along
• Andrew Lloyd Webber- School of Rock

* Here is a list of well known examples

• Gypsy- A musical based of the memoir's of Gypsy Rose Lee
• Rose
• Ethel Merman- 1960
• Angela Lansbury- 1974 WON
• Tyne Daly- 1989 WON
• Bernadette Peters- 2003
• Patti LuPone- 2008 WON
• Louise
• Sandra Church- 1960
• Zan Charisse- 1974
• Crista Moore- 1989
• Tammy Blanchard- 2003
• Laura Benanti- 2008 WON
• Herby
• Jack Klugman- 1960
• Jonathan Hadery- 1989
• John Dossett- 2003
• Boyd Gaines- 2008 WON
• Fun Home- A musical based off a graphic memoir about Bechdel's relationship with her gay father and her attempts to unlock the mysteries surrounding his life
• Michael Cerveris- Bruce Bechdel WON
• Beth Malone- Alison Bechdel
• Judy Kuhn- Helen Bechdel
• Sydney Lucas-Small Alison
• Emily Skeggs-Medium Alison
• Other shows that have had acting nods that are biographical shows are
• Lady Day at Emmerson's Bar and Grill
• Beautiful: The Carol King Musical
• The Elephant Man
• A Night with Janis Joplin
• Rocky: The Musical
• Bonnie & Clyde

Sorry I went all theatre geek at the end there, but hey whatever! This blog is The Diary of a Theatre Kid. I'll see you on Tony Night my lovelies. Mama's gotta do some Algebra II homework.